Simran Sethi is an independent journalist and scholar who is endlessly fascinated by all that inspires change. She is the author of Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love and contributing author of Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy.
Cheltenham Science Festival announces unique hybrid line-up for 2021
With 64 live events and more than 50 free online events, the line-up for the four-day hybrid Cheltenham Science Festival 2021 has been unveiled – with some big stars from the science world, including professor Brian Cox.
Professor Brian Cox will be joining a diverse line-up at 2021’s hybrid Cheltenham Science Festival.
The UK’s leading scientists, writers and activists are coming together for Cheltenham Science Festival, one of the first post-lockdown festivals of 2021.
The hybrid festival will be taking place online and in person from Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 June 2021, with the diverse line-up including Professor Brian Cox, Hannah Fry, Dallas Campbell, Claudia Hammond, Adam Rutherford, Helen Czerski and many more, as well as the next generation of STEM professionals.
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A fantastic science book can wow you, entertain you and change the way you think, all over the course of a few hundred pages. It can also act as a source of inspiration. We have asked 10 brilliant science writers and authors to pick their favourites, many of which were influenced earlier in their careers by their choices. Did your favourite make the list?
The best popular science books as picked by science writers
Jonathan Drori chooses
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
This is like being asked to choose the best vegetable or your favourite child! However, if pressed, I would nominate Rachel Carson’s
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